binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
first challenge; first try
river; stream; River; the ... river
violent explosion; bursting
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
small, round cookie; small, round biscuit
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
change of title; retitling; changed title
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
library; book collection; paperback book
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
residing; living; dwelling
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
secret; private; surreptitious
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
running continuously; firing in rapid succession